Antoni Tàpies

ANTONI TÀPIES PUIG (Barcelona, 1923 - 2012).
"L'estació".1978.
Etching on paper.
Unnumbered copy.
Hand signed by the artist in the lower right corner.
Measurements: 59 x 39 cm.

"L'estació" belongs to the period of Tàpies' maturity in the 70's, when the artist fully develops his characteristic language based on material gestures, personal symbolism and dark backgrounds where the image is created by subtraction.

Antoni Tàpies is one of the leading figures of European art in the second half of the 20th century and the leading exponent of informalism in Spain. Co-founder of the Dau al Set group, he developed his own language based on material-gestural experimentation, integrating signs, graphics and symbolic elements with a strong spiritual and existential charge.

His work is present in institutions such as the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía (Madrid), the MACBA (Barcelona) or the Fondation Maeght (Saint-Paul-de-Vence), among many others. Awarded the Golden Lion at the Venice Biennale and the Prince of Asturias Award for the Arts, his graphic production constitutes a fundamental chapter in his career and maintains a solid demand in the international market.